Leaders of the Pack

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Edward Burtynsky – one of Canada’s most respected photographers – travels the world capturing the link between nature and global industrial landscapes with his camera. The Toronto-based photographer’s latest project, the film Watermark, which he co-directed with Jennifer Baichwal, runs through the end of October. We caught up with him on his way to Frankfurt.

When he’s not racing in far-flung places for the documentary series Boundless, Simon Donato’s likely developing a new oatmeal flavour for his company, Stoked Oats, or taking part in extreme studies (racing 900-plus kilometres in under four days) with the Adventure Science outfit he founded. We caught up with him before he took off to train with world champion paddleboarder Slater Trout in Hawaii.

As supervising producer for The Amazing Race Canada, Mark Lysakowski scouts locations, from Vancouver Island’s rainforest to Newfoundland’s fjords and the tundra of the Great White North. We caught up with him before he took off to a secret destination.